Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 337 Visiting the Golden Gate to celebrate the birthday
Fangjia Hutong, outside the Fuguo Gong's Efei Mansion.

Cao Yong rode on the horse and looked back. White silk had been hung on the plaque, and a pair of red lanterns had also been taken off.He touched the dagger at his waist, also sighing.

What kind of affection is this, which can make E Fei still unable to let go of it for more than [-] years.In order to keep his vow not to marry other wives and concubines, he spent half his life alone.

Although he didn't want to go against E Fei's last wish, Cao Yong's "Father" was also very willing.Cao Yong sincerely hopes to do something for E Fei, who is covered with a lonely atmosphere.Unexpectedly, he was only middle-aged, but he couldn't survive this illness.

Just now, at the moment when E Fei died, E Qi was waiting in the outer room after making tea.Hearing Cao Yong calling "Adult", he entered the house.Seeing E Fei's happy expression, E Qi was startled.

Cao Yong knelt in front of the kang on one knee, holding the dagger in his hand, and said nothing for a long time.

E Qi sighed, and said to Cao Yong: "This is the old man who stays around day and night, although I don't know what kind of relationship between the old man and Mr. Cao. But seeing how cheerful he is, I leave this to you, so I can see how I treat you close."

Cao Yong nodded and got up from the ground.

Because E Fei's illness came in a hurry, there was no preparation for the funeral here, so E Qi hurriedly called the stewards to arrange various injuries.Because Cao Yong is a guest, and he can't take care of it now, Eqi didn't keep Cao Yong.

After returning to the mansion, Cao Yong did not go back to the inner courtyard to change clothes, but went to the study.He sat on the chair, looked at the dagger, and felt a little sad in his heart.

He closed his eyes and sighed, feeling an indescribable fatigue in his body.E Fei hid the secret in his heart for more than 26 years, and finally told Cao Yong.How long will he hide the secret in Cao Yong's heart?I really want to talk to someone, do nothing, just talk about the world I was born in [-] years ago.

"Thousands of miles of sound transmission" and "flying through the clouds and riding the fog", in the eyes of people nowadays, they are designated as places where gods stay.

He, Cao Yong, is not a little fairy, but he is also a half fairy.For those Kangxi and Ganzhou celebrities, he also knows a lot about it.

Although Cao Yong was depressed and impatient to move, he also knew that Brother Thirteen had to go there.

He put away the dagger, got up and left the study, and went back to Wutong Garden through the second gate.

Chu Yu is not in the room, Xicai, Wu En and Hang Seng's nanny Ba's family are in the east room, chatting with Hang Seng.The Ba family is the Mongolian woman sent to Cao Yong by Princess Khan, because her man's name is Ba Gen, so everyone called him that.

His man is a good handlebar, so he works over there at the stable.

When Cao Yong came back, everyone got up to greet him.

Cao Yong didn't see Chuyu, so he asked Xicai, "Where's the princess?"

Xicai replied: "Tell me back, Gege has gone to the second wife's courtyard. The thick clothes that were cut at the beginning of last month were delivered, and Gege and Miss Zijing brought people there."

Cao Yong nodded, let Xicai find out the clothes to go out, and sent someone to Shaoyuan to invite Chuyu.Today, the young couple will go to Thirteenth Prince's Mansion together to celebrate his birthday.

The birthday gift for the thirteenth elder brother was prepared a few days ago: a set of blue and white porcelain tea sets produced by the official kilns in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty; .

Although it looks ordinary if you don't know how to do it, in the eyes of Ai Cha, this is a good thing that can't be found.

After receiving the letter, Chu Yu came back from the Shaoyuan, changed Cao Yong's clothes, stepped forward to help him fasten the buttons, and said, "Are we going to go to Shisan Shu's house?"

"En!" Cao Yong nodded and said: "It's been a long time since I went to pay my respects, so I can't say I want to stay with you for a while today. Take it easy and listen to the play with Fujin and the others."

Chu Yu responded with a smile, thought for a while, and said, "By the way, son-in-law, just now the second wife mentioned that she also prepared a birthday gift for Uncle Thirteen, and said that we should take it over!"

"Understood, before we go out in a while, go to the yard over there to get it!" Cao Yong flicked his sleeves and said.

Chu Yu remembered that since he was eating birthday wine, Cao Yong was drunk and asked Xi Yun to dig out two sober stones.She used a small handkerchief, wrapped it up, put it in Cao Yong's purse, and said: "If the drink is almost enough, the forehead will contain this. At that time, Chuyu will accompany Thirteenth Aunt behind, The forehead still needs to take care of itself."

Cao Yong nodded and said with a smile: "Look at you, you are coaxing the child, even I don't feel at ease!"

Chu Yu smiled a little embarrassedly: "It's Chu Yu who is talking too much, so don't be annoyed!"

Cao Yong stretched out his hand and tapped the tip of her nose and said: "What's there to be annoyed about, I really care about me so much, I really feel it!"

After Chu Yu had changed into the clothes to go out, Cao Yong took out his pocket watch to check the time, it was already noon ([-]:[-] noon), and it was time to leave.

Although it is said that death is like a lamp going out, E Feiquan has knowledge and may not care about these false rituals, but Cao Yong still doesn't want to be rude to him.He turned around and said to Chu Yu: "The Duke of E is gone. I just went to see him for the last time. Tomorrow, I will discuss with Zijing and prepare a list of gifts. I will take you to worship together in two days."

Except for the family of friends so far, Cao Yong seldom takes his female relatives out.Chu Yu didn't know who the "Duke of E State" Cao Yong was talking about, and it seemed that no one in the mansion had seen the mansion of Duke E.

Seeing that Chu Yu was confused, Cao Yong explained: "The Duke of E is E Fei, the former minister of the guards. He was my old boss when I first arrived in the capital. Although he rarely interacts with our mansion, he can be regarded as taking care of me. We just treat him as He is an elder relative, and he goes to offer incense before the coffin." Having said this, he paused, and finally said to Chu Yu, "Just now, before Duke E died, he recognized me as his adopted son. When we go out for the funeral, we Let’s also prepare for the road festival!”

Although the adoptive son recognized some jokes, Cao Yong didn't want to make a show of it under this guise.It's just that he has a lot of insights, he doesn't want to bury everything in his heart, and he also wants to be more intimate with Chuyu.

"Father?" Chu Yu was very surprised, her son-in-law had always been cold-tempered, except for her close relatives, she rarely paid attention to outsiders.Now that he has recognized his adoptive father, he can't blame him for being so cautious.

The husband and wife were talking, and came to Shaoyuan. As soon as they walked to the corridor, they heard Zhao Jia scolded: "Hold back your tears, what are you crying for?! It's a demonstration to me that you made such a vicious person." Are you here? What kind of a thing are you, but you bought it for a few dozen taels of silver, and you really think you are a grandma? You ruined my tobacco leaves, but you are annoyed that I took your two coats?"

Then, I heard a woman argue: "Madam, how dare the maidservant offend the wife? It was really unintentional, please forgive the slavemaid!"

But it was the voice of Yu Spider, with a crying voice.

Cao Yong stood under the porch, a little embarrassed, not knowing whether to go in or leave the yard.

I heard Mrs. Zhao Jia sneer and say: "Hmph, forgive you, it's so easy to say. There are no rules, and you can't be square. If you forgive you today, you will be turned upside down tomorrow! Come on, let this lowly maidservant grow up." Remember, call me!"

Then, Cao Yong and Chu Yu heard the sound of "slapping" slaps, and the sound of the jade spider crying for mercy.

Cao Yong frowned, although he didn't like the woman Yuzhu very much, but he also hated this so-called family law.He asked Chu Yu in a low voice: "What is the reason for this? Why is the second wife following her?"

Chu Yu replied softly: "I don't know what the second wife thought of a few days ago, so I asked Yulong and Yuzhu to come to her every day to set up rules. Yulong is okay, she has always been diligent and cautious, although she has been tossed for a long time , but in the end, nothing was found wrong. The jade spider made the second wife stare at it, picking its nose and eyes."

Cao Yong just wanted to tell Chuyu to let her have a good life and persuade Zhao Jia, but after thinking about it, after all, Zhao Jia is an elder, so it is not appropriate.Let's wait and see, if Zhao Jia really abuses his servants, then he will sing the black face, so as not to make it difficult for Chu Yu.

He coughed and raised his voice, "Second aunt, my nephew is here!"

The sound in the room was silenced immediately, and after a while, Zhao Jia said: "Since the uncle is here, please talk to the hall!"

Cao Yong and Chu Yu entered the door together, and Zhao Jia's family had already come out from the back room.

Seeing that Cao Yong and his wife had changed into the big clothes they went out, Zhao Jia said with a smile: "Is my nephew and his wife going to Shisan Ye's house?"

Cao Yong replied: "Well! I have asked the front to prepare the carriage, and I will go there. What the second aunt wants to bring, my nephew has come to pick it up!"

Mrs. Zhaojia asked someone to bring out some boxes from the back room, and said to Chuyu, "This is the material for clothes brought from the south. Our family does not lack this, so I brought a lot of it to Beijing. These pieces are just right. High-quality materials, it’s also cheap to give Shisan Ye and Shisan Fujin as gifts.”

Thirteen Fujin is Zhao Jia's cousin, so she is also close to there from the bottom of her heart.She is a woman in a deep house, and she doesn't know such bad things as "seizing the heir" and "fighting for the heir".

In her eyes, the thirteenth brother is the prince, the son-in-law of the Zhaojia Mansion, and the person who should be curried the most among the family's in-laws, so this gift was carefully prepared.

Cao Yong didn't expect this, but he just knew that the relatives in Zhaojia Mansion were very close to Brother Thirteen.After talking a few more gossips with Mrs. Zhaojia, he got up and left with Chuyu. The boxes containing clothes materials were held up by some maidservants who followed Chuyu out.

Because Chuyu's carriage was very spacious, Cao Yong didn't bother to ride a horse, so the husband and wife got into the carriage and went to Thirteenth Prince's Mansion.

The carriage drove slowly for half an hour, and arrived at the Thirteenth Brother's Mansion in Jinyu Alley.

When Cao Yong got off the car, several stewards had been here to pick up the guests. When they saw Cao Yong, they went forward to salute Qian, and then asked someone to lead the way, leading Chuyu's carriage to Yimen.

Cao Yong saw that outside the gate of Yiyi, many cars and horses stopped. It seems that there are still many guests today.

The thirteenth elder brother was wearing a royal blue gown with a long-shou pattern vest on the outside, his newly shaved head was shiny, and he looked much more energetic than before.

Hearing that Cao Yong had arrived, Brother Thirteen hurriedly asked someone to invite him to the flower hall.

Cao Yong glanced at the hall, feeling a little puzzled, it is not unusual for the fourth elder brother, sixteenth elder brother, and seventeenth elder brother to come to celebrate their birthdays, why did the third elder brother, fifth elder brother, seventh elder brother, and eighth elder brother all come? up?
Among the princes of Kangxi, except for the elder brother and the second elder brother who were imprisoned, and a few younger elder brothers who were breastfeeding in the palace, the other thirteen elder brothers were all in the flower hall.

The fourth elder brother and the eighth elder brother nodded frequently, not knowing what to say; the third elder brother and the fifth elder brother stood next to each other, talking and laughing.The sixteenth elder brother sat under the fourteenth elder brother, and the two brothers were about to wrestle their arms.

If he didn't know the tragedy of "Nine Dragons Conquering the Inheritance", Cao Yong would have believed in the deep brotherhood of these princes and elder brothers when he saw this happy scene.

The flower hall is filled with the prince's elder brother, but the relatives from Zhaojia's mansion are missing, it seems that they are placed in other rooms.

When the sixteenth and seventeenth elder brothers saw Cao Yong coming in, they greeted him with a smile.

Cao Yong couldn't help feeling his scalp tingle when he saw all the princes and elder brothers looking at him.What kind of situation is this? Why did Brother Thirteen's Mansion become such a lively place after not coming for half a year?
Please greet the host Thirteen Brothers first, and after congratulating his birthday, Cao Yong worshiped in a circle.Who made him the youngest and the lowest in status.Start with the seventh elder brother, the father-in-law, then the third elder brother, and the fourth elder brother in turn.

All the elder brothers, some smiled and exchanged greetings, and some waved their hands casually.Even the ninth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother who don't like Cao Yong, because of hindering the seventh elder brother's face, it is not good to eat Cao Yong on the spot.

Everyone has different goals, but the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother came to celebrate their birthday sincerely.They also couldn't imagine why the sun was rising in the west today, and all the royal brothers gathered here at the mansion.

Cao Yong greeted those present here, and then whispered to the thirteenth elder brother that he was going to the side hall to find Yiduli and talk to Baizhu.

The thirteenth elder brother looked at the brothers in the hall, and didn't know what kind of drama was going to be staged.Today's birthday banquet, although invitations were sent to princes and elder brothers' mansions according to the past practice, but he also knew that only a few could come.The others are just like last year and the year before last, with gifts, meaning.

He knew that Cao Yong was the most impatient and troublesome, so he nodded and asked Cao Yong to go there.Cao Yong told the seventh elder brother that when he saw the other elder brothers chattering happily, he quietly withdrew.

The sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother were in a panic, and when they saw it, they also got up and followed Cao Yong to the side hall.

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It's late, please forgive me, please ask for a monthly ticket, hey. . .

(End of this chapter)